Description Approaches and Automated Generalization Algorithms for Groups of Map Objects

• Main Author: Yan, Haowen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Geographical information systems.; Surveying.; Optical data processing.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.
• Physical Description: X, 228 p. 136 illus., 50 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811336782
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3678-2

This book focuses on the generalization of map features, providing descriptions and classifying groups of map objects into six categories: point clusters, groups of contours, road networks, river networks, continuous areal features and discrete areal features. Discussing the methods and algorithms in map generalization in equal measure, it also describes the approaches for describing map features. The book is a valuable reference for graduates and researchers who are interested in cartography and geographic information science/systems, especially those in automated map generalization and spatial databases construction.